Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SOPH-0016
Organization's ID:
ENVS1001
Organization:
SOPHIA Learning, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
This is a self-paced course. Students have 60 days with 30 days extension (if needed) to complete
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Introduction to Environmental Science or Survey Of Environmental Science
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to develop an understanding of the scientific principles and processes that shape our environment, as well as the impact of human activities; apply knowledge of a wide range of environmental issues in context, including limitations on natural resources, endangered species, pollution, and climate change; and engage with these issues by analyzing current policies and efforts relating to environmental issues, as well as possible future solutions.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe environmental science
  • Articulate impacts of development, agriculture, and waste on environment
  • Analyze environmental issues, policies, and solutions
  • Apply principles of earth science, ecology, and conservation

General Topics:

  • Science and the scientific process
  • Environmental science
  • Environmentalism
  • Scientific literacy
  • Graphs in environmental science
  • Applying environmental science
  • Earth's formation and early life
  • Continental drift and major extinctions
  • Human arrival and expansion
  • The impact of population growth
  • Biodiversity
  • Sustainability
  • Ethics and stewardship
  • Time, scale, and impact
  • Earth systems and features
  • Biomes
  • Natural resources
  • Ecology
  • Population and community ecology
  • Native and non-native species
  • Ecosystems ecology
  • Food chains and food webs
  • Photosynthesis and the carbon cycle
  • Water and nitrogen cycles
  • The role of individual species
  • Conservation biology and restoration ecology
  • Forests and deforestation
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Overexploitation
  • Endangered species
  • Human population growth
  • Agriculture practices
  • World nutrition
  • Agriculture impacts
  • Fertilizers and pesticides
  • Solid and hazardous waste
  • Water
  • Water supply, availability, and pollution
  • Efforts to address water pollution in the United States
  • Urban sprawl in the U.S
  • Addressing urban sprawl
  • Population growth solutions
  • Human impacts and solutions
  • Air pollution
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Efforts to address air pollution
  • Energy
  • Renewable and non-renewable energy
  • Efforts to address energy issues
  • Climate change
  • Causes and impacts of climate change
  • Efforts to address climate change
  • Environmental policy
  • Risk
  • Sustainability and solutions
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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